Aussie,

If I understand you correctly, you want to open the database with the tree menu closed and then have your own command buttons to do specific tasks.

You will need to start Sesame with the –closed option and have a macro take you to a form you create with the scripted command buttons. Below is a copy of a reply and help I received from Mark Lasersohn on this subject.

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When you start Sesame using the -closed option, you must be prepared to also load a database/form. You cannot put a button on the logo screen. So, you should usually combine the -closed option with the -macro option:
    Start Sesame
    Turn on macro recording
    Load a .db file
    Navigate to its form
    Stop recording macro
    Save macro - name it "start_me.mac"
    Stop Sesame
....
    Start Sesame with:
   sesame -closed -macro start_me.mac

    Alternatively (and preferably) you can load a database from the command line, and only use the startup macro to open its form. That form can then be covered with buttons, etc... to help the user navigate further.

    Also - in general, be very careful. If you close the tree you are severely limiting what Sesame can provide to your users without some help/coding from you. In other words, you will have to provide a sufficient interface to normally used functions to compensate for the interface you are hiding.


Mark Lasersohn
Programmer
Lantica Software, LLC

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I hope this starts you in the right direction